Trotter wrote:
The Deluxe description on Amazon has now increased to 6,000 copies.
I think it might be time to take out the word "limited" from the release description.
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Trotter wrote:
The Deluxe description on Amazon has now increased to 6,000 copies.
I think it might be time to take out the word "limited" from the release description.
I'm just treating this as a deluxe edition in the way they used to be in the A&U days, with no claims of any kind of "limitedness". The good old days when people bought them because they were nice, not because they thought there were only a few copies!
Stu wrote:
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Trotter wrote:
The Deluxe description on Amazon has now increased to 6,000 copies.
I think it might be time to take out the word "limited" from the release description.
I'm just treating this as a deluxe edition in the way they used to be in the A&U days, with no claims of any kind of "limitedness". The good old days when people bought them because they were nice, not because they thought there were only a few copies!
Indeed! I’m surprised how many people are pre-ordering these six months in advance.
Ithildin wrote:
I would like to share some more pics of the LotR 50th Anniversary Edition 2004, Contributor's Copy, a very special book.
It is one of only 30 presentation copies from HarperCollins, given as a gift to contributors of the 50th anniversary edition 2004 and never offered for sale officially.
So to say, this is a kind of template for the new Deluxe Edition. I'm very curious to see the differences between both editions in real life.
Stu - I thought it was interesting that our “issues” with the new edition - specifically, that the red and black combination is too jarring, that the red is too tomato-bright, and that the Tolkien signature is unnecessary on the front board - are all non existent in the original 2004 deluxe edition. ☺️
eorl wrote:
Ithildin wrote:
I would like to share some more pics of the LotR 50th Anniversary Edition 2004, Contributor's Copy, a very special book.
It is one of only 30 presentation copies from HarperCollins, given as a gift to contributors of the 50th anniversary edition 2004 and never offered for sale officially.
So to say, this is a kind of template for the new Deluxe Edition. I'm very curious to see the differences between both editions in real life.
Stu - I thought it was interesting that our “issues” with the new edition - specifically, that the red and black combination is too jarring, that the red is too tomato-bright, and that the Tolkien signature is unnecessary on the front board - are all non existent in the original 2004 deluxe edition. ☺️
Oh, absolutely, the 30 copy 2004 limited edition is a far more attractive book.
Well, I actually pre-ordered from Book Depository. Was £92 delivered to NZ (which includes our 15% GST). I figure it might end up with cheaper options (I can see £75 + postage being where the big discounters end up), but BD has a decent track record recently of bulk-shipping to NZ, so the packages seem to do OK when they just have the internal leg.
Edit: I wonder where the "limitation" will be at by the time it releases? 10,000 copies?
Edit: I wonder where the "limitation" will be at by the time it releases? 10,000 copies?
Even if it were 3,000, I have a feeling that it would take a while to sell out. Granted, it's more 'popular' than The Silmarillion or Unfinished Tales recent editions; an expensive book remains an expensive book.
As far as I'm aware, you can still get Unfinished Tales (brand new via retailers)
As far as I'm aware, you can still get Unfinished Tales (brand new via retailers)
insurrbution wrote:
Even if it were 3,000, I have a feeling that it would take a while to sell out. Granted, it's more 'popular' than The Silmarillion or Unfinished Tales recent editions; an expensive book remains an expensive book.
As far as I'm aware, you can still get Unfinished Tales (brand new via retailers)
Yes, I believe it is still available. I'd imagine they have upped the print run so they have loads for the Christmas market, given it is released in October.
There is a good chance that they are now planning for the US market as well, which prior deluxe editions couldn’t be released in.
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